Pipelines are generally considered a low risk means of transporting gasses, liquids, wastes, and other related products from one place to another. However, when incidents do occur, they are often catastrophic for the environment and general population. Pipelines fall into two main categories based on the product they transport: Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid....

Approximately 2.5 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the U.S. each year. The leading causes of these TBIs are as follows. Falls (40.5%) TBIs are most commonly caused by fall accidents. Older adults beyond the age of 75 and children younger than four are at a particularly high risk of suffering...

The oil industry employs hundreds of thousands of people and supports millions of jobs in the United States. However, oil company workers face seven times the rate of serious injury, and industry operations directly affect the environment. As a result, the activities of these companies are regulated at the state and federal level to...